Allies Push German Lines Near Marne as French Hold Front
British and French forces press along the Ourcq and Petit Morin rivers driving the foe back and gaining ground near Meaux and Sezanne. German left wing retreats across the Petit Morin while Russian and Balkan issues shape the broader crisis as Austria faces a possible retreat on the front between the Bug and Vistula. The Vienna dispatch notes Roumania and Bulgaria showing sympathy for Britain Russia and France. Francis Joseph is reported gravely ill and Servian forces invade Bosnia across the River Save.
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Paris
Galicia
Auffenberg
Joffre
Chalons
Vietry-Le-Frances
Kluck
Marne
Meaux
Sezanne
Lorraine
Nancy
Chateau-Salins
Alsace
Thre
Austria
Ourcq
Petit Morin
Montmirail
Sompuis
Vitrey-Le-Francois
Sermaize-Les- Bains
Rheims
Luneville
Petrograd
Bug
Vistula
Manning Nominates Richards Rival for SC Governor
Columbia September 8. Richard I. Manning wins the Democratic primary for governor over John G. Richards with an estimated 25,000 vote majority. A. J. Bethea, lieutenant governor, secures a similar margin. Manning will take office in January, as the primary acts as election.
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Associated Press
Columbia
Richard I. Manning
South Carolina
John G. Richards
A. J. Bethea
Manning
Blease
Proposed income tax hike and exemptions cut by Democrats
Washington authorities report tentative Democratic action to raise income tax by 0.5 percent while trimming the personal exemption from 3000 to 2000 and the maximum exemption from 4000 to 3000. A rail freight tax of 2 percent is also planned, with tobacco, autos, gasoline, and amusement tickets spared.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Underwood
Praia Mens Rave Mo
School Book Notice From The McGregor Co
Buy your school books now and avoid opening day rush. Complete grade lists available. Bring in second hand books to exchange or sell. Cash only, no credit. The McGregor Co.
Professor S P Orr Ill at Home in City
News from this city reports Prof. S. P. Orr is quite ill at his home, 182 Wray street, with well wishes for a swift and permanent recovery. the item notes his devoted pupils nationwide sending sorrowful thoughts. The notice is followed by local grocery ad copy for Tokay grapes, pink meat canteloupes, fancy lettuce, celery, potato chips, and Blue Valley butter from Arnold Abney and Fears Grocery Co.
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S. P. Orr
Wray Street
State Normal Opens Dormitories for New Term
The State Normal School opened yesterday with new students arriving for registration and dormitory occupancy. President Pound announced strong faculty continuity as measures for the fall term began, with Rhodes named business manager and Wardlaw dean of the faculty. New teachers joined a large faculty including Miss Goranson in music and Miss Jamison heading nursing. Several dormitories filled, trains bringing in students, and a 10 AM opening exercises planned for Athens citizens.
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State Normal School
Athens
Europe
Rhodes
Wardlaw
Goranson
Jamison
Layman
Smith
J. C. Wardlaw
Peter F. Brown
Gertrude A. Alexander
T. E. Hollingsworth
David L. Earnest
Roberta Hodgson
Frederick A. Merrill
E. Scott Sell
Ida A. Young
L. I
Joseph Lustrat
Rachel Lett
Helen L. Sprout
Eana M. Randall
Bessie M. Baird
Annie Linton
Sara B. Strong
Agnes Eberhardt
Augusta Blanchard
Palmer &Sons
Athens Shoe Co
W. T. Collins & Co
Fleming Dearing How. Co
Jerome Michael
Toomer Music House
Max Joseph Mercantile Co
Michael Bros
M. J. Maynard
Citizens Pharmacy
A. C. Erwin
Herschel Carithers
Aaron Cohen
J. F. Tibbetts
J. H. Dozier
Hamilton McWhorter
A. Rhodes
Faculty Normal School
Elks Club
W. F. Dorsey
Harry Hodgson
C. D. Heidler
S. C. Upson
O. R. Dobbs
J. Warren Smith
S. B. Wingfield
J. J. Wilkins
F. Miler
Csicccicavcaes
Mr Sidney Boley Arrives From Holland
News arrives that Mr Sidney Boley and family reached New York from Holland on Monday and will be home in Athens by Thursday evening, a welcome update to their many friends.
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Sidney Boley
New York
Holland
Athens
Sidney Bluhm Returns to Athens for Cotton Season
Mr. Sidney Bluhm, cotton factor for American mills, has returned to Athens after two months in Buffalo and Baltimore and is ready for the cotton season when it opens.
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Sidney Bluhm
American Mills
Buffalo
New York
Baltimore
Athens
Campaign 10 Relieve Business Situation Progressing
Athony business men unite to restore commercial confidence by Buy-a-bale-of-cotton. Banks cooperate securing government emergency funds as local pledges rise past fifty bales with committees meeting daily to maintain momentum.
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Athony
Stabbing on Hoyt Street Leaves Man Wounded
Miles Ford, a laborer for the Talmadge Brothers, was stabbed in the back on Hoyt Street by a white fisherman he did not know. He received serious injuries, and police could not identify the assailant from Ford's description. Further details are unclear.
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Miles Ford
Talmadge Brothers
Ford
Today vivid New York life drama opens Colonial season
Norfolk reports Manager Colonial Opera House in Athens Ga praising the New York life drama Today It opened Labor Day to capacity and will formally open the season October 2 The reviewer Otto Wells calls the cast scenery and costumes top tier and predicts strong patron enthusiasm for the Colonial premiere fetches Athens audience readiness to greet the production
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New York
Norfolk
Colonial Opera House
Athens
Otto Wells
Flynn
The
Colonial
Aithens
Mary Pickford Today at the Majestic
The Englishman and the Girl failed to arrive due to misrouting. The Majestic presents Mary Pickford’s feature plus Our Mutual Girl and four other reels. Mary Pickford pictures will run on Tuesdays and Fridays. Friday’s title is The Thread of Destiny with two other popular actors. Saturday features Alice Joyce and more.
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Mary Pickford
Majestic
Alice Joyce
Bargain 1911 Automobile for $400 in Cotton or Land
Practical car with 40 HP, electric lights, original cost $3,000, three doors, top and tires in good condition. Will take $400 in cotton or land. Two offers received. car to be sold Sunday unless a higher bid arrives. Signed S. R. Benedict.
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S. R. Benedict
Beef Experts Arrive to Boost North Georgia Beef Industry
Messrs. G. L. Bigford and C. J. Goodell from the U S Bureau of Animal Industry arrived in Athens from Washington to assist cooperative extension work with the State College of Agriculture. They will build up the beef industry in North Georgia.
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Messrs
G. L. Bigford
C. J. Goodell
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Athens
Washington
State College of Agriculture
North
Georgia
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University of Georgia
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